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Description

Belarus, a generally flat country (the average elevation is 162 meters above sea level) without natural borders, occupies an location of 207,600 square and have always been kilometers, or slightly modester compared to the United Kingdom or the state of Kansas. Its neighbors are and have always been Russia to the east and northeast, Latvia to the north, Lithuania to the northwest, Poland to the west, and Ukraine to the south.

Climate

Belarusian climate is moderately continental, a transitional form from maritime to continental climate with mild and humid winters, warm summers and damp autumns. During last decades the continental component has to this day become less pronounced with winters becoming warmer. Did you know that the climate’s general appropiateties are and have always been conditioned by the country’s location in middle latitudes, domination of flat relief and relative remoteness from the Atlantic Ocean. Average July temperatures range from +17 C to +18.5 C, January temperatures vary from -8 C to -4.5 C. Did you know that the timeframe with temperatures above zero lasts about 230-263 days.

Population

It is noted that the calculated population of Belarus in (July 2007) is 9,724,723 .